Chapter 1300

Artificial structures envelop half a star, continuously mining stellar energy, and the Alliance's energy operations all originate from here.

For the Star Alliance, this is a common sight; these artificial structures were built by the Murong Group.

A youthful-looking person arrived alone at the Murong Group headquarters; his identity was special, he faced no obstruction all the way, and he reached the office of the Murong family head.

The Murong family head is over sixty years old, yet he looks as young as a man in his thirties.

Upon seeing the youth's visit, the Murong family head rose with interest and personally received his partner.

"How is it that the chairman of the Supreme Council has the mood to come to my place today?"

The youth sat down impolitely in the main seat, let out a cold snort: "Specimen No. 1 was lost; I came here to clear my mind."

The Murong family head exclaimed in surprise: "Specimen No. 1? This is no small matter."

"Speaking of which, I also have troubles here; the Star Society, which has always opposed me, has been eradicated by me, but the most crucial evidence of illegal stellar mining—the crystal core—was not found in the Star Society."

Seeing that the Murong family head also had worries, the youth's mood improved considerably; he no longer dwelled on these two aggravating matters, and instead turned his attention to their joint project.

The youth stood up and, through the window, gazed upward at the star above: "How is the solar mining going? How far is it from the stellar core?"

"Only six thousand kilometers remain; in half a month, it will be completed."

Finally hearing good news, the youth became somewhat excited: "Does that mean in half a month I'll be able to see the full form of that creature?"

The Murong family head's expression turned strange: "Are you sure that thing is truly a living being? According to my engineers' speculation,

its energy density is astonishingly high, not matching any known form of energy—what kind of creature could possess such energy density?"

"It is absolutely a living being!" the youth declared firmly, "Moreover, it has countless connections to the corpse I am currently studying!"

"You say it is, so it is." The Murong family head shrugged; in this matter, the youth is the expert, and he does not argue with experts.

"In short, you just need to confirm that your research results can extend my lifespan."

This is also the reason for the cooperation between the Murong family head and the youth: although the Murong family head has been fully transformed into machinery, he still feels it is insufficient; the lifespan of his brain determines his lifespan, and he wishes to extend his brain's lifespan.

And fortunately, the Supreme Council's research results happen to include exactly this.

Thus, the two major organizations reached a cooperation: the Murong family head mines that creature in the sun for the youth, and the youth extends the Murong family head's lifespan.

After the mining is complete, the youth will obtain new research materials and further extend the Murong family head's lifespan.

The youth sat for a while, then left the Murong Group and returned to the headquarters of the Supreme Council.

Lu Yang and the four others, following the doctor's guidance, found his hidden thermal weapons and armed themselves fully.

Although Lu Yang felt this bulletproof vest was not as sturdy as his own clothes, Lan Hai and the others meant well, so he did not want to disappoint them.

The sports car had limited space, so the four could only load the most powerful thermal weapons they could manage.

"We're not far from the headquarters; it's time to get off." Muxue'er said, letting the sports car stop at the outskirts of the forest, for going further inside would alert the headquarters personnel.

Lan Hai let the sports car hide itself, while they hid along the roadside.

According to Muxue'er's statement, cargo trucks transport goods every day, which is their opportunity to infiltrate.

After waiting a full hour, finally a large truck came driving from afar.

Muxue'er tailed the truck, extended her sharp claws, and carved a circular door into the truck's door; she made a gesture for the three to board, and after they got on, she used strong adhesive to seal the circular door, so that from the outside, no one could tell there had ever been a door there.

The four hid in the cargo box, repeatedly clenching and unclenching their fists, vigilant of their surroundings, paying attention to movements outside the truck; only Lu Yang lacked danger awareness, and he had idle time to chat with the Immortal Fairy.

"Lei Shan's ancient bloodline

Is the ancient demon beast Muxue'er his descendant?"

"Not really; her condition is more like atavism, similar to that barbarian kid."

"Then her luck is pretty good."

"By the way, Xiaoyangzi, you're quite famous in the Star Alliance; on the way here, the Immortal Fairy saw a lot of things about you—"

"Surroundings."

Lu Yang also saw that his popularity in the Star Alliance surpasses that of the Savior Squad, and the merchandise sells out absurdly fast, with demand exceeding supply.

"Oh, then let's call it merchandise; once these matters are settled, you buy some to take back?"

Lu Yang felt a bit embarrassed.

The Immortal Fairy wrapped her arms around Lu Yang's neck like a koala, swaying back and forth: "Buy, buy, buy—when you travel, how can you have no souvenirs?"

"... ——Also didn't come out traveling to buy your own souvenirs."

Lu Yang had no strength to retort, but the Immortal Fairy, having no choice, agreed.

The truck carried the people through the dense forest, drove into the pitch-black cave entrance, and stopped twice.

When it stopped the second time, Muxue'er made a gesture meaning they had arrived inside the headquarters.

The truck and cargo box separated; the mechanical crane lifted the cargo box to another location, and threads of cold air seeped into the box, as if it had been sent to an ice cellar.

After a while, Muxue'er felt no danger outside and was about to leave when suddenly the cargo box trembled,

the box walls all opened simultaneously at once, revealing Lu Yang and the four others hiding among the cargo.

Only then did they realize they were indeed in an ice cellar, the cargo box at its exact center, surrounded by eight first-class warriors who seemed to regard them as tribute.

Muxue'er's face instantly darkened; she had been outwitted.

Here she had never been before, but she had heard the doctor mention that the Supreme Council chairman had discovered a mysterious corpse,

through researching the corpse developed genetic technology, and her genetic modification originated from there.

Rhythmic applause echoed, and the youth emerged from the darkness, smiling faintly as he looked at the startled crowd.

"Muxue'er, is this knowing capture is difficult, so you deliberately walked into the net, or do you think that after dealing with the Reapers' thirty-plus people, your confidence swelled, making you believe you can handle me?"

"Thirty-plus?" Muxue'er blinked; wasn't it just the Reaper alone?

"Isn't it strange how I could find you? The answer is simple: I secretly implanted a tracker in your body, and even your doctor grandfather doesn't know about this."

In the youth's view, Muxue'er entering the headquarters via cargo truck was nothing short of open and aboveboard.

Muxue'er pointed her gun at the youth, gnashing her teeth: "No wonder the Reaper could find us."

Lan Hai, who had just snapped out of his dazed state, suddenly shouted at the youth: "Zhou Tian? Are you Zhou Tian?"

This made Lu Yang quite surprised: "You know him?"

Lan Hai nodded vigorously: "Yes, you still remember I said I have a good friend who likes to do experiments, has a lab at home, and even wanted to bring Xue'er to borrow his lab to configure the anti-gene agent—I was talking about Zhoutian!"

"Lan Hai?"

Zhoutian seeing Lan Hai was also surprised; he only knew that Mi Xue'er had gathered three companions, but he hadn't paid attention to their identities, nor did he care.

"You really are Zhoutian?! So you're the president of the Supreme Association?!" Lan Hai had thought it was just someone who looked alike, but hearing Zhoutian call his own name, he immediately confirmed it was the Zhoutian he knew.

Neither side expected their friend to appear here, and the atmosphere on site became somewhat awkward.

Lan Hai was the first to realize something was off: "No, if you're the president of the Supreme Association, how old are you, and how come you went to the same school as me, often showing off there, openly telling the teacher this problem was solved wrong, that problem was wrong?"

Zhoutian let out a cold snort: "A foolish question—of course it's to maintain a youthful mindset."